Some Essential Phone owners are already receiving the update. I don’t even have it on my Google Pixel 2 yet. Despite some concerns about the future of the company, Essential has been taking care of current users. This will only make people more willing to purchase their next device if they ever release a new one.

Download Android Pie (Android 9) for the Essential Phone

If you haven’t yet received the updated, we have the OTA image you can sideload as well as the factory image you can flash. Here’s the download links:

What’s new in Android 9

We’ve already covered the Android P features in depth with every new beta release. Check out all of our posts below for details about the new features. If you’ve been following along with the beta releases, this final build won’t have a ton of new stuff. Digital Wellbeing and Slices won’t be available until the Fall for non-beta users. You can sign up here to join.